ReceptnaptárBur ball
Bur balls are a sweet walnut-and-chocolate morsel from old Hungarian cooking: balls of walnut and sugar rolled in grated chocolate. The original recipe boiled a sugar syrup; today, with icing sugar, it is ready in minutes without any cooking, and makes a great gift or Christmas sweet.
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Ingredients
Method
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- Mix the ground walnuts with the icing sugar in a bowl.
- Add the milk (or cream) and the rum and knead by hand to a consistency that can be shaped (if too dry, add a little more milk; if sticky, add more walnuts or icing sugar).
- Shape the mixture into walnut-sized balls (about 15).
- Roll the balls in the grated chocolate and place them on a tray.
- Rest in the fridge for 30 minutes, so they firm up. Serve in paper cases.
Based on: Malatinszky Fanny szakácskönyve (a classic Hungarian cookbook), modernised. Calories and protein are estimated.
Tips
- Use freshly ground walnuts; old walnuts can taste rancid.
- The mixture is easier to shape after resting in the fridge.
- You can replace the rum with orange juice or milk.
- You can also roll the balls in cocoa powder, coconut or ground hazelnuts.
- In an airtight container in the fridge they keep for 1 week.
Frequently asked questions
Why is the mixture sticky?
If you added too much milk; add more ground walnuts or icing sugar.
Can it be made with almonds?
Yes, it is delicious with ground almonds too.
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